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Vocational Nursing

The purpose of the Bakersfield College Vocational Nursing Program is to provide the foundation for students to become competent vocational nurses. The VN Program respects the individuality of students and recognizes that each student has different educational, experiential, cultural, spiritual, economic and social backgrounds and a unique support system.

The aim of the Program is to provide a positive, innovative learning model that fosters the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills so that the student completing the program is equipped to deliver care to a culturally diverse population in a variety of healthcare settings.

MISSION

The mission of the Bakersfield College Vocational Nursing Program is to prepare entry-level vocational nurses as providers of care across the health/illness continuum and as members within the profession.

Important Information

PROGRAM SUPPLY INFORMATION

Students will be required to purchase uniforms, textbooks and selected equipment, provide transportation to off-campus clinical education sites and pay current college fees. Click link below for an estimated cost for books, uniforms, fees and required equipment for all three semesters of the program.